Ava M. Kumpf

April 03, 2007

paid with photo Aberdeen - The funeral service for Ava M. Kumpf, 55, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Pastor Brian Idt officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Ava died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, at her home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church and from 2-7 p.m. Monday, with family present from 5-7 p.m. at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St. Ava Mathilda Lilly was born on June 21, 1951, at Aberdeen, S.D., to Harry & Marion (Warner) Lilly Sr. This is the area where she grew up and attended school. She worked at Control Data. On July 18, 1970, she married Terrence Kumpf at Aberdeen, S.D. She worked for Brown County and later for Adjustment Training Center until she hurt her back in 1991 and was forced to quit working. Ava was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Ava was a very compassionate and giving person who was very well organized. She really enjoyed her grandchildren and loved spending time with family and friends. She loved the holidays and making crafts. She enjoyed spending time on the Internet. Grateful for having shared her life are her husband, Terrence, Aberdeen; two sons, Bradley James (Susie) Kumpf, Sedalia, Mo., Jason Joseph (Darcie) Kumpf, Watertown, S.D.; one daughter, Heather (Shane) Wilkinson, Watertown, S.D.; five brothers, Gayle Lilly, Aberdeen, Harry Lilly Jr., Aberdeen, David Lilly, Menoken, N.D., Wayne Lilly, Aberdeen, Paul Lilly, Delta, Utah; two sisters, Sharon (Milbert) Pietz, Aberdeen, Sandra (Dennis) Hawks, Sioux City, Iowa; six grandchildren, Haley, Faythe, Kayla, Tiana, Christopher, Matthew. She is preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Judy Dennert. Honorary casketbearers will be all of Ava's grandchildren and all of her girlfriends. Casketbearers will be Jason Kumpf, Bradley Kumpf, Shane Wilkinson, Brian Herman, Randy Konold, and Kenny Leibel.